CURTAINS AND SOFT FURNISHINGS 8/9

What are the 5 kinds of curtains?

(a)  

Pieces of curtains that hand from the window head

• draperies

• valance

• glass curtains

• swag

Pleated curtain placed at the top of a window

• swag

• glass curtains

• valance

• draperies

Made of thick or thin transparent fabrics used over glass windows

• draperies

• valance

• glass curtains

• swag

Curtain that hangs in a curve

• swag

• glass curtains

• valance

• cafe curtains

Short straight curtains that hang on the lower half of a window for privacy

• cafe curtains

• swag

• glass curtains

• valance

2 kinds of draperies

(a)  

Hung at sides of window, made of heavy material with big prints

• pleated draperies

• side draperies

• cafe curtains

• glass curtains

Made of long fabric panels pleated across the top

• glass curtains

• cafe curtains

• side draperies

• pleated draperies

5 Importance of curtains

(a)